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package org.springframework.hateoas.support;

import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * @author Oliver Drotbohm
 */
public class ClassUtils {

	@Nullable
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	public static <T> Class<T> loadIfPresent(String type) {

		try {
			return (Class<T>) org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.forName(type,
					org.springframework.hateoas.support.ClassUtils.class.getClassLoader());
		} catch (ClassNotFoundException | LinkageError e) {
			return null;
		}
	}
}
